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Santorum Ahead In Louisiana [Leads By 13 Points: Without Gingrich Leads Jumps To 21 points]
The Hill ^ | March 21, 2012 | Jonathan Easley

Posted on 03/21/2012 5:05:40 PM PDT by Steelfish

Poll: Santorum Ahead In Louisiana By Jonathan Easley - 03/21/12

Rick Santorum leads the GOP presidential field by double digits heading into Saturday’s primary in Louisiana, according to a poll released late Tuesday by Magellan Strategies.

Santorum took 37 percent, followed by Mitt Romney at 24 percent, Newt Gingrich at 21 percent and Ron Paul at 3 percent.

The poll was conducted on March 19, before Romney’s convincing victory in the Illinois primary, and has a 2 percent margin of error.

Gingrich finished a distant fourth in Illinois, and will likely hear growing calls this week for him to end his campaign. One recent Gallup poll found that Gingrich supporters were split evenly between Romney and Santorum for their second choices, but the Magellan poll shows that the former House Speaker’s ongoing candidacy is hurting Santorum, at least in the South.

In a two-man race, Santorum leads Romney by 21 percent in Louisiana, with 61 percent of Gingrich’s support going to Santorum, and only 22 percent going to Romney.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Politics
KEYWORDS: 2012; evangelicalsvstp; ideasvsideology; identitypolitics; louisiana; noideas; nomessage; palin2012; rickisusedbygope; rickisusedbymitt; ricksantorum; santorum; santorumvsteaparty
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To: AmericanInTokyo
It is already being done. Rick is pretty quick on the uptake.


41 posted on 03/21/2012 6:02:53 PM PDT by Lazlo in PA (Now living in a newly minted Red State.)
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To: AmericanInTokyo

LOL, I heard (on FOX) that the Santorum folks were handing out Etch a Sketch to the crowds today :)


42 posted on 03/21/2012 6:03:11 PM PDT by Guenevere (....Whom God calls,... He equips......Press On Santorum!)
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To: Steelfish
You just may have provided the answer that has eluded us all. Ego comes first.

Just my opinion. If he really wanted to hit Romney instead of play to his ego he would ask his delegates to commit to Santorum now instead of later. Give Santorum a boost while such a boost has any legs to help. At the convention it is beyond late, especially if Romney has the magic number in hand...

Cain was Borked, though I liked him. On of his best qualities was being successful leading in business, which I think Romney shares though I don't know how many folks are willing to recognize that. I won't say dems are racist, but they sure got to work quick digging up vague rumors on a republican candidate that happened to be black... Haven't seen that trick since Clarence Thomas, well probably have, but those games all look the same to me...

Bachman simply got slandered out of the running. She is very smart and I believe has the capcity to lead Thatcher style, but lack of that experience hurt her and the early races fall prey to the liberal media. I am sure they were out to kill her prospects before she gained any traction - what horror they would have faced with another intelligent, successful leader that happened to be a woman leading the republican party. They have their hands full still trying to beat Palin back into her place in the kitchen so they couldn't let another conservative women become a positive role model...

No way they were going to let another Texan gain momentum. With all those electoral votes at play, even though they won't take them, the dems want the republicans to spend money there to make sure. They sure as hell don't want money flowing into CA, or NY that might, probably not, but might open the eyes of those voters. They need the repubs playing defense, not offense and it costs a lot to play defense in Texas.

Add that to the fact that we, unlike the dems, want the best candidate for nation and tend to eat our own in search for perfection. The dems don't have that moral obstacle in their voting patterns. They just pull the D lever at least once...

We need to wise up and get the games out of our system. If a Reagan isn't available this cycle, we need to start setting the path for one to develop. We only do that by winning.

Take care.

43 posted on 03/21/2012 6:09:35 PM PDT by !1776!
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To: Lazlo in PA
Newt's campaign is more than broke, he spent more last month than what he actually took in... some fiscal conservative.
His campaign is running in debt mode and there are some dissatisfaction in the camp from some of his top advisers about how Newt is running the show.
Also, there are delegates jumping ship and giving their support over to Rick Santorum.
44 posted on 03/21/2012 6:09:35 PM PDT by American Constitutionalist (The fool has said in his heart, " there is no GOD " ..)
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To: manc

Gingrich lost every single major demographic in FL and Santorum won a one day trifecta. Results have since shown that my switch was both prudent and necessary as Gingrich has now gone to un-electability and spoiler. Have you reviewed the ABC News-Washington Poll link on Gingrich’s un-favorability ratings?


45 posted on 03/21/2012 6:11:11 PM PDT by Steelfish (ui)
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To: manc

Gingrich lost every single major demographic in FL and Santorum won a one day trifecta. Results have since shown that my switch was both prudent and necessary as Gingrich has now gone to un-electability and spoiler. Have you reviewed the ABC News-Washington Poll link on Gingrich’s un-favorability ratings?


46 posted on 03/21/2012 6:11:11 PM PDT by Steelfish (ui)
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To: Right_in_Virginia

You misread the reality on the ground. None of us want Romney to be the nominee. We joined Le Resistance and indeed we cheered when Romney won NC. But as Rush says, elections are about winning. If the numbers were reversed, you bet we’d be clamoring for Santorum to quit. This is NOT about personalities, it’s about beating Romney, and even more, beating Obama. We must kick out this Marxist this November or else we as a nation are doomed.


47 posted on 03/21/2012 6:17:44 PM PDT by Steelfish (ui)
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To: Steelfish

you said you switched at FL, well Newt won more counties than RINO, your boy had not one county here in my state, not one in SC and not one in NH but hey you switched which is what FOX, the establishment and RINO wanted, well done, they got what they wanted.


48 posted on 03/21/2012 6:18:50 PM PDT by manc (Marriage is between one man and one woman,It's not a conservative view but a true American view)
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To: order66.exe

49 posted on 03/21/2012 6:25:04 PM PDT by makomako
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To: order66.exe

In a two-man race, Santorum leads Romney by 21 percent in Louisiana, with 61 percent of Gingrich’s support going to Santorum, and only 22 percent going to Romney.

So 61% goes to Gingrich, 22% goes to Romney, and 17% ... stay home? I would imagine, should Santorum leave the race, the statistics would break the same way to benefit Gingrich. Problem is, a net gain of 39% (61 - 22) of Santorum's piece of the pie is not nearly enough to put Gingrich over Romney. His level of support is just not within that margin. According to my analysis, if Santorum leaves the field, Romney seals the nomination.


50 posted on 03/21/2012 6:26:36 PM PDT by so_real ( "The Congress of the United States recommends and approves the Holy Bible for use in all schools.")
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To: order66.exe
Great read here!

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/03/21/thomas-sowell-romneys-got-the-money-but-newts-got-the-vision?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BigGovernment+%28Big+Government%29

51 posted on 03/21/2012 6:26:40 PM PDT by seekthetruth (I want a Commander In Chief who honors and supports our Military!)
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To: AmericanInTokyo

“What is sad about this windmill tilting is, as I expressed yesterday, the admirable, tough fighter Mr. Gingrich is not even eligible yet to have his name placed in GOP nomination at the Tampa convention per Rule 40 (b) at this time.”

After Mittens fails to win the first vote anybody can be placed on the ballot if they have a plurality of five state delegates on the floor. Remember after the First ballot ALL delegates are released to vote for Whomever.

That is why at a brokered convention we could get a Jeb Bush or Chris Christie or even Sarah Palin.


52 posted on 03/21/2012 6:44:55 PM PDT by Bailee
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To: Steelfish

>> [Gingrich] has enabled Romney to clinch the primary contest.

Rick’s inability to “clinch the primary” speaks to the weakness of his campaign. But you continue to blame Newt.

“Go Newt!”


53 posted on 03/21/2012 6:47:20 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Newt/Sarah 2012)
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To: Guenevere

Thanks Guenie! Proud of you too!!


54 posted on 03/21/2012 8:57:10 PM PDT by Mountain Mary ("This is OUR country and WE will decide"... Mark Levin)
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To: Kenny

Watching Faux news is hazardous to a Conservative’s health these days.


55 posted on 03/21/2012 8:59:26 PM PDT by Mountain Mary ("This is OUR country and WE will decide"... Mark Levin)
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To: makomako

The vid. of this is hilarious. He wakes up(twice) and tries to smile and pretend that he hasn’t been fast asleep.

like when someone calls you and says, “Did I wake you?” and you lie and say “no”. or “I was just lying here. I’ve been up for a while now” No, you weren’t. You were fast asleep..like Newt!!


56 posted on 03/21/2012 9:02:35 PM PDT by Mountain Mary ("This is OUR country and WE will decide"... Mark Levin)
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To: order66.exe

Considering how many Newters are so feverishly and severely against so-called “Saint Rick” I would suggest they would jump on the Mitt wagon.

So I’ve changed my opinion and I hope Newt stays in as for all I know he would drop out and endorse Romney!


57 posted on 03/21/2012 11:16:06 PM PDT by dontgivein
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